​​​AUSTIN – ​Stick a coin into a newly unveiled vending machine at one South Austin business and you’ll wind up with a lot more than a can of cola or a handful of candy.

Instead, expect a new car to pop out.

The five-story contraption—one of just three in existence in the United States—debuted at Carvana, 6014 S. I-35, just south of East Stassney Lane.

The automated devices kick into action when a special, oversized Carvana coin is inserted, with a lift in the center of the glass-walled machine sliding up and under the desired vehicle, then lowering it to one of three ground-floor delivery bays.​

Carvana’s location near Austin’s Motor Mile puts it in close proximity to many well-known car dealers, but its business model is much, much different.